Rms Olympic Ocean Liner.

Hi guys...I remember borrowing (haha)this post card from my printing class in high school...It had a cloth insert of the Olympic...This post card is neat, but not earth shattering..Must have been an English post card because on the back it says to place and "Island Postage of 1 and 1/2 P"

Looks like an American flag at the front mast though...?

Robert









hey, just found another post card of the same ship that brought Canadian soldiers home fro WW1.

The number 4 stack was a dummy, so the image on the first post card of it belching smoke is incorrect. It did serve a couple of other purposes, but did not convey boiler exhaust gases out of the ship.

Robert

The box with "inland postage 1½d" is similar to the "Affix stamp here" instructions. In this case it would be the cost of a 1½d stamp to post it anywhere in the UK. It would cost more to post anywhere else depending on destination. This postcard would probably attract a postage due cost as the silk picture insert would count as an enclosure and be charged at letter rate.

Trainwreck...You are correct..Here is a picture again with 4th pipe with NO smoke..Must have been an artist interpretation, to make it look good...Still an nice old post card.

Robert





scotzm...They would have to pay extra because of the "silk insert""..?

Even glitter on a postcard made it letter rate...that is why there is a 1½d rate printed in the box on your postcard. That was the letter rate in 1919.